Herbs, Gardening, Knitting, & life in the Pacific Northwest
Posted in Beneficial Insects, Chamomile, Gardening, Herbs, Starting Seeds, Thyme on Jun 12th, 2009
My herb garden is looking more and more beautiful each day. Right now I am in love with a certain combination I have planted at the front of the bed.
In the picture below you can find creeping caraway thyme (Thymus herba-barona) in full bloom. Next to the thyme is a dwarf hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis var [...]
Posted in Beneficial Insects, Gardening, In My Garden, Nature, Organic Gardening, Wasps on Aug 22nd, 2008
I know not everyone will agree with me with this but wasps are actually our allies in the garden. They prey upon many types of garden pests and feed them to their young. Some also act as pollinators. The paper wasp is what I find frequenting my garden. These are the wasps that build intricate [...]
